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JewAny person whose religion is Judaism. In a wider sense the term refers to any member of a worldwide ethnic and cultural group descended from the ancient Hebrews who traditionally practiced the Jewish religion. The Hebrew term Yehudi, translated as Judaeus in Latin and Jew in English, originally referred to a member of the tribe of Judah. In Jewish tradition, any child born of a Jewish mother is considered a Jew; in Reform Judaism a child is considered a Jew if either parent is Jewish. Jew 1. a member of the Semitic people who are notionally descended from the ancient Israelites, are spread throughout the world, and are linked by loose cultural or religious ties 2. a person whose religion is Judaism How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Jewes in their beds, and offices of ease, Plac't North and South, for these cleane purposes; That man's uncomely froth might not molest God's wayes and walks, which lie still East and West. I seye that in a wardrobe they hym threwe privy Where as thise Jewes purgen hire entraille (VII: 570-573). When holy stephan had | reprov'd the malignant Jewes . |
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